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Open AccessMPFL reconstruction and tibial tuberosity transposition in patients with patellar instability: May it troubleshots also trochlear dysplasia?
This study aimed to highlight short- and medium-term outcomes of combined medial patello-femoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction and anterior tibial tuberosity (ATT) transposition surgery in patients with recur...
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Quality of life and psychopathology in candidates to bariatric surgery: relationship with BMI class
This cross-sectional study aimed at comparing the quality of life (Qol), the prevalence of psychiatric diagnosis and pharmacological treatment in 104 candidates to bariatric surgery according to the degree of ...
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The Presence of HLA-A Bw4-80I KIR Ligands Could Predict “Difficult-to-Treat” Psoriasis and Poor Response to Etanercept
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated dermatosis with a wide genetic predisposition. The immunogenetic background, specifically interactions between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I ligands and killer-cell immu...
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The possible role of burden of therapy on the risk of myeloma extramedullary spread
Extramedullary relapse (EMR) represents a poor prognostic marker in the course of multiple myeloma (MM). We reviewed data from 329 patients, diagnosed between 2000 and 2010, without extramedullary disease at o...
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JAK2V617F allele burden ⩾50% is associated with response to ruxolitinib in persons with MPN-associated myelofibrosis and splenomegaly requiring therapy
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Use of herbal remedies by multiple sclerosis patients: a nation-wide survey in Italy
Though recent progress in multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment is remarkable, numerous unmet needs remain to be addressed often inducing patients to look for complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), especia...
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Prevalence of Whipple's disease in north-western Italy
Whipple's disease (WD) is a rare systemic infection due, in genetically susceptible individuals, to Tropheryma whipplei, a heterogeneous Gram-positive actinobacteria. Although it has already been recognised that ...
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Beta-glucan- or rice bran-enriched foods: a comparative crossover clinical trial on lipidic pattern in mildly hypercholesterolemic men
There has been growing interest in using dietary intervention to improve the lipid profile. This work aims at analyzing the effects and the comparison of the enrichment of a diet with beta-glucans or rice bran...
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Thyroid ultrasound in patients with Turner syndrome: Influence of clinical and auxological parameters
Objectives: To determine thyroid volume and structure by ultrasound (US) in patients with Turner syndrome (TS) compared to healthy controls; to evaluate the frequency and characteristics ...
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Satiety and amino-acid profile in overweight women after a new treatment using a natural plant extract sublingual spray formulation
To test the effect on satiety of a formulation comprising plant extracts naturally containing 5-hydroxytryptophan, delivered as sublingual spray (5HTP-Nat Exts), administered five times a day for 2 months.
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Intensive Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reactions in HIV Patients: A Hospital-Based Study in Italy
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Collaborative Hospital-Based Surveillance Network of Drug-Induced Pancreatitis: A Feasibility Study in Italy
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Open AccessGrading of joint indices for severity reflects better the burden of joint disease and its impact on child's well-being in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
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Open AccessA comparison of clinical vs ultrasound determined synovitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
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A different schedule of zoledronic acid can reduce the risk of the osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients with multiple myeloma
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a reported complication of bisphosphonate use. The incidence ranges between 6 and 13% and seems to be higher in people treated with zoledronic acid (ZA) than with pamidronate....
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Incidence and prognostic significance of karyotype abnormalities in de novo primary myelodysplastic syndromes: a study on 331 patients from a single institution
The impact of clinical parameters, International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) scores/cytogenetic categories, and some single cytogenetic defects on overall survival (OS) and time to myelodysplastic syndrom...
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Clinical characteristics and factors predicting evolution of asymptomatic IgM monoclonal gammopathies and IgM-related disorders
We evaluated the prognostic features of 384 asymptomatic IgM-monoclonal gammopathies (aIgM-MGs) and 74 IgM-related disorders (IgM-RDs), two clinically distinct groups as proposed by the Second International Wo...
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Osteoprotegerin serum levels in multiple myeloma and MGUS patients compared with age- and sex-matched healthy controls
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Is FISH a relevant prognostic tool in myelodysplastic syndromes with a normal chromosome pattern on conventional cytogenetics? A study on 57 patients
Conventional cytogenetics (CC) at clinical diagnosis shows a normal karyotype in 40–60% of de novo myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) might detect occult aberrations in th...
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Factors influencing post-transfusional platelet increment in pediatric patients given hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) always require platelet transfusions, but the increase in platelet count is often less than expected. Since factors responsible for...